hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to repeat; to do over again
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
three sides; small offering stand
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to half-rise to one's feet
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to become muddy; to become slushy
rather; better; instead; if anything
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
about this time; about now
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly