to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
mail; postal matter; postal item
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
along the road; along the way
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
front; frontage; facade; main
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
standing for a long time; remaining standing
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
troublesome; annoying; complicated
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope