by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
of course; certainly; naturally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
beginning; clue; starting point
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
there is nothing; having nothing
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
care; precaution; guarding; caution
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately