consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
forgetting; lapse of memory
to become locked; to lock
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
serious wound; serious injury
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
witnessing; observing; sighting
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
view; opinion; finding; findings
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
murder; homicide; manslaughter
offender; criminal; culprit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence