house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
death by suffocation; death by choking
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
point in common; common feature
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
connection; link; relationship
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
stay of execution; suspended sentence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to have an idea; to have a clue
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
sudden change; complete change
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to speak; to hear a voice
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...