thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
in accordance with; according to
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to put into the mouth; to eat
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
although I say; although one might say; although called
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
question; inquiry; enquiry
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be helpful; to be useful
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be conspicuous; to stand out
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy