troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
briskly; quickly; promptly
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
on countless occasions; many a time
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
directly opposite; right in front
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once