to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
home; household; family; hearth
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
one by one; one after another; successively
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in the same way as; just like
to recall; to remember; to recollect