to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
our country; our land; one's own country
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
don't you think?; indicates question
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
such; like that; in that way
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
military personnel; soldier
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sex; sexual intercourse; lovemaking
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
long ago; already; a long time ago
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation