early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to thrust down; to push off
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
strangulation; strangling
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to wring the neck; to strangle
death by suffocation; death by choking
in case of; at that time; at this time
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to state; to express; to mention
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to strangle; to constrict
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war