first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
watchful waiting; careful supervision
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
dealing with; coping with
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different