thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
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)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
usually; under usual circumstances
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
irritation; annoyance; frustration
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
this is why; this means; it is the case that
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
first class plus; extra special
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
instant; moment; for an instant
one of these days; someday; one day
to waste time; to kill time
down-market; popular; mass-market
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
pupil; student; schoolchild
slightly early; just before
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy