if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
offender; criminal; culprit
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
here and there; in places
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
first-rate; finest quality; the best
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to collect; to assemble; to gather
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
country; territory; domain; realm