back street; back alley; off-street
melancholy; gloom; depression
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to say; to be called; to do
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
murder; homicide; manslaughter
sad to say; how sad; alas
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
adherent; devotee; believer
guess; speculation; supposition
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
this and that; one thing or another
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
never mind!; don't worry about it
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to summon; to get used to call
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
street at night; making a night journey
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance