thousands; several thousand
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
don't you think?; indicates question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
depending on; dependent on
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
putting into operation; invocation
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
insurance; guarantee; warranty
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
innumerable; countless; numberless
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
means; way; method; measure
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
clearing one's throat; cough
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)