astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
contract; compact; agreement
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to know (someone); to think; to believe
important person; strategic person; key figure
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
absolutely; positively; decidedly
preface; introduction; preamble
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
assortment; product lineup
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
slave traffic; slave dealer
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably