to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stiffen; to become stiff
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to pause; to have a short intermission
lost article; something forgotten
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to chase; to run after; to pursue
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
not caring; not giving a damn
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
nod; inclination of the head
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to be found; to be discovered
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
such; this sort of; like this
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far