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)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to take; to catch; to capture
to need; to demand; to take; to require
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
match; game; bout; contest
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
had better ...; had better not ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
tension; mental strain; nervousness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
all night long; all through the night
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I see; that's right; indeed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
such ... as; or some such
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no