traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
mountain road; mountain trail
pride; boast; credit (to)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
practice; practising; experience
to deal with a large number
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
police; police officer; police station
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
detective work; detective industry
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
registration; accession; register; entry; record
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to like; to love; to be fond of