to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
every evening; night after night
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
several hundred; hundreds (of)
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
putting one's courage to the test
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
illegal; illicit; unlawful
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
easy; simple; there's no way that ...