to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
having gone too far to turn back
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
such; this sort of; like this
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
three; three years of age
triple feature (e.g. movie)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
around the world; throughout the world
regret; repentance; remorse
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties