to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this and that; one thing or another
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
it is not (like that) either
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
until now; so far; up to the present
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if it is the case that ...
third day of the month; three days
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
chastity; virtue; fidelity