had better ...; had better not ...
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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.)
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)