indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
nameless; anonymous; without name
far away in the distance; in the far distance
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to be nearing death; to be dying
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
complication; confusion; disorder
start; beginning; first step; clue
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
schoolgirl; female student
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
special; particular; peculiar; unique
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
N-system (automatic number-plate recognition system)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world