even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
interference; meddling; butting in
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
use; utility; profit; gain
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
rational; reasonable; logical
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
relation; connection; relevance
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
classification; categorization; sorting
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contradiction; inconsistency
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome