granted that; even if; even though
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to bring; to take; to bring about
(crime of) rape; criminal assault
arrest; apprehension; capture
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
world; society; people; the public
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
mental health; mental hygiene
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
fortune-telling; divination
construction of a house (divination term); form of a house
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
individual; private person; personal; private
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to watch steadily; to stare
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to go out and away; to leave
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly