disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to use all one's strength (ability)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
journal; magazine; periodical
devotion; attachment; infatuation
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
vent; vent hole; air hole
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
but; however; provided that
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
one more time; once more; once again