endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
preservation; retainment; keeping
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
massing (of troops); gathering
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
at a stroke; with a single swoop
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
to give; to do (something) for
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!