search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
you could say; you might say; verging on the
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; (lit.) catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
tool; implement; means; furniture
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
black-market lending; illegal loan
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
meanwhile; in the meantime
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)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
gentle; mild; meek; tender
handsome young man; Adonis
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
exclusive; attached to; specialist
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to