when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
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.)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
clearing one's throat; cough
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
either way; in any case; one way or another
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise