fortune-telling; divination
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
welcome!; nice to see you!