instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to do someone in; to bump someone off
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
illegal channel; back channel; black market
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to come to one's senses; to calm down
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
infancy; childhood; tender age
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to follow; to conform; to apply to
thorough; exhaustive; complete