going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
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)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to look away; to avert one's eyes
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
conversely; on the contrary
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
premature joy; short-lived elation
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
only; merely; but; no more than
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
any more; any further; any better; any longer
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to feel; to sense; to experience
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style