the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
migration; move; emigration; immigration
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
treatment; service; handling; management
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
room allocation; assignment of rooms
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
hedge; fence; border; limit
to refuse; to decline; to deny
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
human relations; personal relationships
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
experimental; provisional
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
contraceptive device; birth-control device
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous