by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
conviction; belief; confidence
providing information; provision of information; information provision
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
a little; a bit; slightly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
revisiting; visiting again
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
armed forces; military; troops
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty