to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
gem; jewel; precious stone
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
president (of a society); chairman
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
genuine article; real thing; real deal
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)