abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
inspection; examination; survey
right to know; right to access information
discovery; detection; finding
outsider; someone outside of a group
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to give directions; to issue instructions
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
beforehand; in advance; previously
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
simply; merely; only; solely
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
otherwise; if not; or else
being startled; getting a shock
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old