while; during; while; although; all; both
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
story; tale; talk; discussion
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
illegal channel; back channel; black market
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
in the future; another day; later
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(not) even with; (not) even using
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
night duty; night shift; night work
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for