to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
these guys; these fellows
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to make a speech; to address
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)