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)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
birth; creation; formation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
incident; affair; happening; event
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
instant; moment; for an instant
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship