half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to be silent; to say nothing
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
and; thereupon; because of that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
due form; official; formality
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to talk; to chat; to chatter
passing through without stopping; passing by
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself