circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
hiding one's embarrassment
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
spiritual vein; spiritual current; ley line; occult channel
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
use; utilization; utilisation; application
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand