beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
among these; between these; of these
sweet almond (Prunus dulcis); tonsil
to be settled; to be brought to an end
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
incident; affair; happening; event
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
news programme; news program
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
that's the way it is; such is life
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
vacant or unoccupied room
junior high school student; middle school pupil
copycat criminal; copycat crime
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
intelligence gathering; information gathering
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly