no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
senility; dotage; decrepitude
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)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
letter; missive; note; mail
preparation; arrangements
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
story; tale; talk; discussion
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
otherwise; if not; or else
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
same; similar; (just) like; equal
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't