strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
murder; homicide; manslaughter
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
while; even though; despite
offender; criminal; culprit
arrest; apprehension; capture
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
because; for; the reason why is ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
continuation; succession; series
killing and wounding; bloodshed
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)