interview (e.g. for a job)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sincere; honest; faithful
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to feel; to sense; to experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
just a minute; small quantity
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
light trap (for killing insects)