safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to have an eye on; to zero in on
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post