to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be photographed; to be projected
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
living thing; organism; creature; biology
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be softened; to calm down
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling