It means their whereabouts are currently unknown.
Its just another way of saying enjoyed life and took advantage of opportunities.
The narrator is expressing a feeling of powerlessness and insignificance. Being small can evoke feelings of vulnerability and fear of being overlooked or ignored in a large world.
Stocky - Another euphemism or nice way of saying that a person is "large". This word does not, however, necessarily mean "fat." A stocky person is large, but his stockiness could be the result of a big frame on a big-boned body.
This is not an idiom. If you see "as ___ as ____" you are dealing with a simile or comparison between two things. Remember AS = A Simile. This is just saying something is very large, as a buffalo is a large animal.
Why does the saying yes Mississippi was but Mississippi is mean?
massive is a synonym to large or big, simply a fancier way of saying large.
What does the saying bring a plate mean if you are invited to a party
He is saying you are his world to him
What does the cheese walked by the river mean
What does monkeyshines mean
it mean "honey"! a saying of the gays!
the answer means you are mean