to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
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)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
present; gift; to give a present or gift
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Morrison; Mollison; Morison; Moryson
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
settlement out of court; private settlement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
article; news story; report; account
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ago; since; before; previous
personal; individual; private
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
company; corporation; workplace
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn