to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
book; volume; this; present; main; head
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
go that far; to that extent
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to choke; to have trouble breathing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled