relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
grasp; catch; understanding
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
had better ...; had better not ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
choices; alternatives; options
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
difficult to ...; hard to ...
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person