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.)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
since when; from when; how long
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
double-checking (trans: double-check); countercheck
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
that's the way it is; such is life
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
district; section; sector
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
evening; last night; yesterday evening
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...