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)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(police) detective; criminal matter
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
real estate agent; realtor
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
urbanization; urbanisation
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
trend of the times; way things are going
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
very young; little; childish; immature
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
all present; all concerned; all of us