to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
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)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
two times; twice; two degrees
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
when it comes to ...; as for ...
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable