riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
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)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
when it becomes; when it comes to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur