by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to sink (into); to get depressed
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to lose sight of; to miss
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
walking briskly; determinedly
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
never mind!; don't worry about it
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to not believe one's ears
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
wedding ring; wedding band
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to find out; to discover; to locate
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
elementary level; beginner level
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
small change; coins; small sum of money
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to some extent; to a certain extent
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.