to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(national) capital (city); metropolis
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
if it is (the case that ...)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
innocence; being not guilty
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
high (government) official
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
general; popular; common; typical
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero