to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
conviction; belief; confidence
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
tone (of voice); manner of talking
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
used article (esp. clothes)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to stiffen; to become stiff
nod; inclination of the head
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless