dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
by means of; due to; because of; according to
migration; move; emigration; immigration
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
it is I who should say so
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
name; given name; first name
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
deep affection; dear; beloved
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
commandant; commanding officer; general
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged