if it is the case that ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to settle (in a place); to settle down
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
cooperation; collaboration
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
equality; impartiality; evenness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
interest; rights; concession
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's