fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
silence (not speaking); muteness
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
in the future; another day; later
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
intelligence or information network
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)