to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
departure; leaving; setting off
all night; throughout the night
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to put one's life on the line
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
long time; several hours; long spell
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)