have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
pessimism; negative thinking
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
all you want; as much as one wants
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
as you see; as you can see
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
direct control; direct supervision
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal