the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
what kind of; what sort of; what
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
unique; original; individual; unusual
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
normalization; normalisation
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
it's no joke; gimme a break!
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")