friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
real intention; true motive; true meaning
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wherein; therein; thereinto
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
even so; anyhow; at any rate
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
protracted war; war of attrition
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
day after day; day by day
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
living room (Western style); sitting room
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
quality (of a product or a service)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure