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)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
home area; home town; local
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
prejudice; bias; distorted view
the other day; lately; recently
since; henceforth; ever since
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
near miss; just missing (each other)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
when; how soon; how long until
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding