breathily (while talking)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
restlessly; in continuous motion
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to pull wires; to pull strings
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to figure out; to get an idea
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
right and wrong; good and evil
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
joke; playfulness; kidding around
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
with curious eyes; curiously
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)