armed forces; battle troops
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
questionnaire; survey; poll
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
in succession; one by one
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
police; police officer; police station
last night; yesterday evening
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
victim; injured party; sufferer
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
it's been a long time; long time no see
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
don't you think?; indicates question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to happen to meet; to come across
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
two times; twice; two degrees
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being