to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
power; might; authority; influence
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
serious; not joking; straight
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
how; in what way; by what means
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so