failure; mistake; blunder
then; well; so; well then
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
offender; criminal; culprit
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
the real criminal; true culprit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
forcibly; by force; against one's will
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written