to be sacked; to be dismissed
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
by means of; due to; because of; according to
having said that; on the other hand
such; this sort of; like this
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(medical) doctor; physician
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be infected; to be contagious
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
second day of the month; two days
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ago; since; before; previous
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon