search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
no matter how much time passes
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
offender; criminal; culprit
declaration; statement; proclamation
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
(present) head of a family
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
official announcement; proclamation
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
final; eventual; ultimate
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
autonomy; right of self-government
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be surprised; to be astonished
sympathy; compassion; pity
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
serious; severe; grave; acute