to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
older brother; elder brother
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
plural; multiple; plural (number)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
as expected; as predicted
trio; gang of three; threesome
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
considerably; greatly; a lot
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
shopping; purchased goods
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...