check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
close; intimate; on good terms
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
together; at the same time; same; identical
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
successively; one after another
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
being the runner-up; finishing second
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
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
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
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)