surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
again (and again); once again; yet again
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
for today; for the time being
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
professor; teaching; instruction
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
is something that; is that which
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
murder; homicide; manslaughter
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)