this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to ask; to enquire; to query
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency