desperately; for one's dear life
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)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
at that time; in those days
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(political) power; authority; influence
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
entreaty; appeal; petition
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
else; in addition; besides
about; on; regarding; per; for every
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
corridor; hallway; passageway
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
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
(some) more; even more; longer; further
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving