but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
if you think about it; come to think of it
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
mask; disguise; guise; mask
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hostility; antagonism; opposition
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised