rather; sooner; preferably
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
dealing with; coping with
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online