search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
superior; superiors; senior
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to wash away; to rinse off
how long; how far; how much
to set (sun); to become dark
to put one's hand on; to touch
imposing stance; daunting pose
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
negative campaign; mudslinging
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
although I say; although one might say; although called
contrived; false-sounding