faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
married woman; another's wife
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
perfect; just right; ideal
what time; (lit.) which hour
to lay aside; to set aside
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
casualties; injuries and deaths
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
picking; collecting; harvesting
independent production (e.g. of a film)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment