protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
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)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
party; set; gang; company; person
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
explanation; interpretation
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to finger; to tamper (with)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
correction; revision; amendment
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
both; both sides; both parties
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author