to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
function; facility; faculty; feature
central nervous system; CNS
restoration; repair; mending
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to watch steadily; to stare
minimum; at the very least
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
electrical appliances; electric appliances
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
near; nearby; not far off
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
residing; living; dwelling
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
wife and children; (arch.) wife
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
subleader; assistant leader
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
large amount of money; great cost
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
February; second month of the lunar calendar
along the river; riverside