inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
prevention; protection (against); precaution
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
defeating in an instant; instant kill
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
river fish; freshwater fish
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously