to talk; to chat; to chatter
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
such ... as; or some such
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to become clear; to be made public
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
occurrence; happening; incident; event
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling