disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
intelligence; intellect; brains
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
social status; social position
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
long ago; already; a long time ago
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
other than; excluding; without
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
main purpose; primary objective
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
street at night; making a night journey
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
criticism; commentary; review
impossible; unlikely; improbable
how; in what way; by what means
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
to call a person's attention (to)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
sorry; excuse me; thank you
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
some people; a few people; several people