evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
white stone; white (go pieces)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
minimum; at the very least
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to be able to manage somehow or another
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
around the clock; day and night
only; merely; but; no more than
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character