how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to move (house); to change residence
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in the meanwhile; during the time
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
board chairman; managing director; chief director
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
if so; in that case; in that situation
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to press a question; to cross-examine
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
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 receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch