as soon as possible; ASAP
to take back; to recapture
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
absence from work without permission
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to face; to go towards; to head towards
originally; by nature; from the start
(another's) daughter; young lady
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
full view; plain sight; completely visible
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
only; merely; but; no more than
to cry and shout; to scream
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
day after day; day by day
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
with a friendly grin; smilingly