although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to have meaning; to be meaningful
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
observation; survey; watching
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
possible; likely; probable
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
if so; in that case; in that situation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent