holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
probability; likelihood; chances
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
flight; desertion; escape
all night long; all through the night
to be found; to be discovered
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to pay attention; to be watchful
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
open; spacious; extensive
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate