arrest; custody; seduction; abduction
about when; about what time; how soon
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
middle of the night; dead of night
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
late at night; at a late hour
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
both; both sides; both parties
double suicide; lovers' suicide
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
those (near the second person)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
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)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal