participation; joining; entry; adherence
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
without; but if; otherwise; or else
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
all times and places; all ages and countries
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
number one; first; best; most; game; round
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to give; to do (something) for
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but