first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
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)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
imagination; supposition; guess
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
searching for someone; search for a missing person
interval; break; pause; spare moment
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
mass communication; mass media
illegitimate child; secret love child
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing