(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
polite; respectful; reverent
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
flying column; detached force
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
as expected; as predicted
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
price; cost; value; worth; value
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
by today; before the day is over
double take (esp. out of surprise)
rather than; more ... than ...
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection