cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in the same way as; just like
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
instant; moment; for an instant
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
in the morning; during the morning