direct control; direct supervision
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
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.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to be too late; to be too slow
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place