almost; roughly; approximately
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
outside the country; abroad
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
war; fighting; fierce competition
dealing with; coping with
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
foreign; abroad; overseas
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
voyage; passage; travelling
watchful waiting; careful supervision
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out