clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
within; inside of; less than
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
how; in what way; by what means
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen