to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
anything and everything; just about everything
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to subsist; to keep on living
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
section manager; section chief
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand