to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
clerk; office worker; office staff
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
absence from work without permission
scene; sight; scenario; setting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
in the morning; during the morning
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
long ago; already; a long time ago
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
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)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
close; intimate; on good terms
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
neighbourhood; neighborhood
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child