but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to torment; to torture; to harass
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
for your information; I'm telling you
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
perfect; complete; flawless
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be conspicuous; to stand out
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
two (long cylindrical things)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
wherein; therein; thereinto
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)