by all means; no matter what; at any rate
looking on; remaining a spectator
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
such; like that; that sort of; very
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to seize (secure) evidence
whatever the case; under any circumstances
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
close; intimate; on good terms
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
state of mind; mentality; psychology
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
literature; books (reference); document
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
speech; expression; wording; language
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
another (person); the other person; one more (person)