substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
boy; son; baby boy; young man
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
feeling of calmness and relaxation
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
acceleration; speeding up
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
already; now; no longer; not any more
this world; this life; world of the living
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire