to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
what is called; what they call; so-called
wide difference; a world of difference
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean