(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
elopement; running away with a lover
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
great laughter; burst of laughter
truancy; absence without leave
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
great physical power; animal strength
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
the reverse; other side; lining
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
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads