chance; opportunity; occasion
several years; a few years
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
secret; private; surreptitious
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to sell off; to sell completely
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to steal; to rob; to take away
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
with these words; while saying
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment