something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
nothing but; except; no more than
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
rest; break; recess; intermission
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
question; inquiry; enquiry
what kind of; what sort of; what
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands