be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in comparison to; rather than
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
suffix for familiar person
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to increase; to add to; to augment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to entrust; to leave to a person
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
surely; certainly; without doubt
in that way; like that; that way
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was