creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
police; police officer; police station
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
unidentifiable; unidentified
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
offender; criminal; culprit
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
small number; few; minority
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be too numerous; to be too much
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
in perfect form; going swimmingly
the same generation; coeval
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to be opposite; to face each other
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
dispersing; breaking up; running away
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)