origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
perception; sensing; noticing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
curse; spell; malediction
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
transactions; dealings; business
weak point; unskillfulness
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid