clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
daily publication; daily issue
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
special contract; special agreement; rider (insurance)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
fake; something false; sham; deception
source (for a news article, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
article; news story; report; account
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to shake; to waver; to tremble
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
main attraction; special feature; big draw
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental