to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to turn against; to become an enemy
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
is that so?; I see; right; oh
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
countermeasure; counter-measure
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
by myself; in person; by oneself
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger