to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
settlement; solution; resolution
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
low quality; poor quality
quality (of a product or a service)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
relation; connection; relevance
communication path; communication channel
using as an intermediary; through
to be a matter of life or death
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
out of the range of communication
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
injured person; wounded person; casualty
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
armored personnel carrier; APC
target group; target persons
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)