to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
poisoning; kill by poison
how; in what way; how about
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be worried; to be troubled
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till