pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
copycat criminal; copycat crime
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
student of a women's college; female university student
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
of course; certainly; naturally
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
there is nothing; having nothing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to not take seriously; to take lightly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
instant; moment; for an instant
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
scene; spectacle; sight; view
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle