to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
this and that; one thing and another
real intention; true motive; true meaning
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
general idea; concept; notion
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
military affairs; military people
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
heir; inheritor; successor
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
complete change; about-face
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
down to earth; reasonable
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
understanding person; supporter
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
this and that; various things
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
proposal; offer; request; application
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay