to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
here and there; in places
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
treasure chest; strongbox
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be helpful; to be useful
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
discovery; detection; finding
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)