omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
two persons; two people; pair; couple
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
not necessarily so; is not always true
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
I see; that's right; indeed
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
management; administration; operation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire