as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to collect; to assemble; to gather
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
originally; by nature; from the start
one's possessions; ownership
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
eight (long cylindrical things)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
how long; how much; to what extent
armed forces; military; troops
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
go that far; to that extent
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
failure; mistake; blunder
after that; afterwards; thereafter
strength; power; proficiency; ability
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
(political) power; authority; influence
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic