reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
aggression; invasion; raid
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason