investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to slap; to strike; to spank
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to indicate; to show; to point to
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
virile; tough; masculine; intense
midway; halfway through; in the course of
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to perceive; to understand
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
plural; multiple; several
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
things at hand; personal belongings
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap