meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
relatively; comparatively
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
thorough; exhaustive; complete
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to have a talk; to tell a story
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
the other day; lately; recently
sympathy; compassion; pity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
conviction; belief; confidence
just because; even if; even though
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover