to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
by myself; in person; by oneself
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(child) no longer requiring constant monitoring; completing a job
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying