contact; touch; contact lens
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
way of speaking; intimation
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
certain evidence; definite evidence
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
certain; definite; clear; credible
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
at least; at most; (even) just
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
all (there is); as long as there is
be (that) as it may; having said that
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to need; to call for; to require
beyond one's means or position
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof