recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to throw into; to toss into
killing two birds with one stone
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
adviser; advisor; consultant
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
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
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
after that; afterwards; thereafter
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to accept; to receive; to agree
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)