thin; slender; fine; unlucky
back street; back alley; off-street
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
hateful; detestable; loathsome
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
indicate reason; infers some protest
looking or acting as if one owned the place
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
true character; true heart; true spirit
ongoing; in progress; afoot
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
covering; protection; backing; relief
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
person standing watch; guard duty
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming