anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
beginning; clue; starting point
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to manage a state; to govern a country
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
sword skills; swordsmanship
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to ask; to enquire; to query
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
considerably; fairly; quite
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little