in the future; another day; later
please; somehow or other; one way or another
general idea; concept; notion
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
desperation; struggle to the death
when it becomes; when it comes to
to serve; to work for; to attend
respect and affection; love and respect
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out