from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
small number; few; minority
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
how much; how many; however
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as soon as possible; ASAP
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
scale; scope; plan; structure
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
pointing out; identification
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ask; to enquire; to query
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)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad