to become clear; to be made public
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
rational; reasonable; logical
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
relation; connection; relevance
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
classification; categorization; sorting
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)