lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
person who avoids others; social outcast
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
about; concerning; related to; -ish
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to incur someone's enmity
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
good person; virtuous person
(social) position; status
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
interference; intervention; meddling
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
intelligence operative; spy
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing