in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to be born; to come into the world
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
metallic sound; metallic clank
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to throw open; to leave open
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
how; in what way; I wonder