to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
in advance; beforehand; previously
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be found; to be discovered
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
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)
relatively; comparatively
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
how long; how much; to what extent
to flare up; to fly into a rage
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be reminded of; to call to mind
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean