to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to concern; to be related
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
forcibly; against one's will
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
question; inquiry; enquiry
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
direct connection; direct link
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to push aside; to brush aside
due form; official; formality
contract; compact; agreement
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
how; in what way; how about
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
qualifications; requirements; capabilities