to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
rather; better; instead; if anything
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
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