search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
by today; before the day is over
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
observation; survey; watching
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)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
opposite side; opposition
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
arm; skill; efforts; ability
with a friendly grin; smilingly
hello; good day; good afternoon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what do you want?; can I help you?
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off