sharp sighted; easily awakened
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
murder; homicide; manslaughter
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
middle of the night; dead of night
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
continuation; succession; series
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
arrest; apprehension; capture
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
victim; injured party; sufferer
conversely; on the contrary
competent; suitable; qualified
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)