looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unique; original; individual; unusual
large-breed dog; large dog
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
sale; sales; selling; marketing
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion