insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
arrest; apprehension; capture
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
how many people; a number of people
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
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
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
rampancy; prevalence; domination
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
single word; a few words; brief comment
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
friendly relations; social relations; social life
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
superiority; predominance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement