search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
broken; intermittent; disconnected
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
sad news; news of a death; death notice
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
criminal offense; criminal offence
work; labor; labour; toil
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to throw oneself (into an activity)
social; societal; societary