to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to make merry; to be festive
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)
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
alone; by oneself; on one's own
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
warmly; cordially; with tender care
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
patting; stroking; caressing
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
already; now; no longer; not any more
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
going through; going via; going by way of
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
blocking the way; standing in the way
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced