natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
aimlessly; without a goal
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
insurance; guarantee; warranty
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
sense of smell; olfaction