stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
criminal investigation squad (team)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
how many people; a number of people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
some people; a few people; several people
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
start; commencement; beginning; initiation