to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
but; however; provided that
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
presence; sitting with; being with
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
even if; even though; however; no matter how
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
continuation; succession; series
to speak; to hear a voice
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to say no more; to sink into silence
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness