standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
intuition; instinct; hunch
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
a few seconds; several seconds
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
chord name; chord symbol; code name
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that; the matter in question
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tone (of voice); manner of talking
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress