as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
several people; a few people
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
instant; moment; for an instant
accurate; correct; precise; exact
place; position; location; position; standing; status
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
tool; implement; means; furniture
substitution; alternative; substitute
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
individual; private person; personal; natural person