accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
from where one sits; while sitting by
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
conviction; belief; confidence
time axis; time basis; timeline
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
strong; resolute; firm; strict
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
persecution complex; paranoia
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity