substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
detour; circumvention; turning movement
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to take up space; to occupy space
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
maid; helper; help; assistance
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
to be prolonged; to drag on
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
story; tale; talk; discussion
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
of course; certainly; naturally
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
financial panic; economic crisis; economic crash
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
as soon as possible; ASAP
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
terrain; geographical features; topography