long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become attached; to begin to love
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
in that way; like that; that way
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
victim; injured party; sufferer
stabbing to death; putting out
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
very likely; very probable
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
middle of the night; dead of night
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
junior high school student; middle school pupil
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year