kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
governments of various countries
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
property; fortune; means; assets
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
the wrong hands; hands of evil
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
bank; banking institution
influenced (by); under an influence
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
transactions; dealings; business
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
legal; lawful; legitimate
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation