adviser; advisor; consultant
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
news; word; tidings; omen
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
one's own property; possessions
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(courteous) invitation; call
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
somehow; for some reason or other
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
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
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
programme; program; plans; arrangements
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
at the last moment; this late in the game
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
secrecy; highly classified information
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out