profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
personal; individual; private
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
single word; a few words; brief comment
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
chance; opportunity; occasion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to move (house); to change residence
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
memories; recollections; reminiscence
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling