to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
police officer; policeman; constable
majority group (party, faction)
entreaty; appeal; petition
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
arrest; apprehension; capture
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
penalty; sentence; punishment
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to creep about; to crawl around
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
gradually; slowly but steadily