why?;  what for?;  how?;  by what means?
 deputy head;  deputy director;  vice chief (of something);  executive officer (navy)
 to leave (in someone's keeping);  to put (in someone's care);  to put (someone) in charge of;  to leave (a matter) in someone's hands;  to lean on;  to put one's weight on
 to look after;  to take care of;  to be put in charge of;  to be given responsibility for;  to withhold (an announcement);  to reserve (judgment)
 question;  inquiry;  enquiry
 surroundings;  environs;  circumference
 several;  a number of;  quantity;  amount;  counting;  figures;  number
 together;  jointly;  at the same time;  with;  both
 remarkable;  striking;  obvious
 taking refuge;  finding shelter;  evacuation;  escape;  seeking safe haven
 inhabitant;  resident;  citizen;  population
 everyone;  everybody;  all;  everything;  all
 liked;  well-liked;  in love (with);  loved;  faddism;  eccentricity
 neighborhood;  vicinity;  environs;  approaching
 to meet;  to encounter;  to see;  to have an accident;  to have a bad experience
 probability;  likelihood;  chances
 but (still);  and yet;  nevertheless;  even so;  notwithstanding
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 dropping in on the way;  stopping off at;  making a side trip;  going the long way round;  making a detour
 hm;  um;  huh?;  what?;  nuh-uh;  no
 whim;  caprice;  whimsy;  fickle;  moody;  uneven temper
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 to save;  to rescue;  to help;  to assist;  to support (financially);  to contribute (to)
 bad guy;  villain;  evildoer;  scoundrel
 (another's) daughter;  young lady (of pampered upbringing);  woman who has never known hardship;  naive woman
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 residence;  estate;  grounds;  premises;  mansion
 disagreeable;  detestable;  unpleasant;  reluctant
 to start a journey;  to embark on a trip;  to set forth;  to hit the trail
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 to release;  to let go;  to free;  to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
 going out;  outing;  leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
 looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary);  retrieval (e.g. data);  searching for;  referring to
 to examine;  to look up;  to investigate;  to check up;  to sense;  to study