easy; simple; there's no way that ...
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
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
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
(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 conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
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 welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
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; win; conquest; success
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
permission; approval; authorization; license
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
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 (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
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 (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
thorough; exhaustive; complete
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include