fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to detain; to take into custody
social status; social position
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
(police) detective; criminal matter
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
share (in a company); stock
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
don't you think?; indicates question
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days