something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to turn against; to become an enemy
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
research; study; investigation
for example; for instance; e.g.
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
region; limits; stage; level
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
priority level; degree of relative priority
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title