to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
possible; likely; probable
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
fair and square; open and aboveboard
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to anticipate; to foresee
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
intelligence; intellect; brains
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
serious; not joking; straight
how; in what way; by what means
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin