clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to get between; to be caught in
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to hand (over); to deliver in person