to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
how; in what way; by what means
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be helpful; to be useful
thousands; several thousand
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
and yet; though; when; in spite of
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
human relations; personal relationships
rather; better; instead; if anything
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to be found; to be discovered
radiant smile; contented smile
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless