friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
influence; effect; impact
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
commitment; pledge; promise
these guys; these fellows
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
all present; all concerned; all of us
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
rather; sooner; preferably
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated