shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
offender; criminal; culprit
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
consequence; outcome; result; blame
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be silent; to say nothing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
settlement; solution; resolution
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
police officer; policeman; constable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain