conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
free (of charge); gratuitous
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
else; in addition; besides
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
firm promise; definite promise
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
chapter one; first chapter
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
question; inquiry; enquiry
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(being) face to face; facing each other
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who