route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to go underground; to go into hiding
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
healthy; sound; wholesome
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
the same kind; accomplice; partner
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
legend; folklore; tradition
difficult to ...; hard to ...
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
that's a different matter; that's a different story
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
honorific/polite/humble prefix
if it is (the case that ...)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext