to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to understand; to make out
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
maintenance; preservation; improvement
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
worst; worst-case (scenario)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
inattention; absent-mindedness