missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
intelligence or information network
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to some extent; to a certain extent
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
but; however; provided that
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
underworld; underside of society
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
though; notwithstanding; although
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to carry around; to carry on one's person
witnessing; observing; sighting
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
breeding; raising; rearing