long time; long interval; for quite some time
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
dozens; scores of; decades
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
second day of the month; two days
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to become better; to improve
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
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)
legendary beast; magical beast
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related