chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
elder sister; older female friend
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
about; concerning; as to; regarding
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
regret; repentance; remorse
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
surely; certainly; without doubt
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason