bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
transfer; transport; removal
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
victim; injured party; sufferer
decision; settlement; definition
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
decision; determination; resolution
police; police officer; police station
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
offender; criminal; culprit
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cooperation; collaboration
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)