miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
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)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
on and after; from ... onward; since
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
chance; opportunity; occasion
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to leave word; to leave a message
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to go out and away; to leave
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
hating; strongly disliking
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
end; close; conclusion; termination