to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
one by one; one after another; successively
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
another's parent; another's parents
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in the same way as; just like
to recall; to remember; to recollect
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop