when it becomes; when it comes to
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to lose money; to spend money
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to have meaning; to be meaningful
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
business discussion; negotiation
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
in the meanwhile; during the time
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
dependent on luck; matter of luck
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
person standing watch; guard duty
immediately; right away; on the spot
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes