at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to have no chance (of succeeding)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
lack of information; data deficiency
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
something; some kind of; for some reason
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
whispered conversation; whispering
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
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)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)