to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
name; given name; first name
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to name; to call; to christen; to term
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
snake; serpent; large snake
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
story; tale; talk; discussion
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over