about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that kind; competition; match
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
minimum; at the very least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
something; some kind of; for some reason