how; in what way; how about
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
having no idea; having no clue
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
question; inquiry; enquiry
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
perfect; complete; flawless
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
the other day; lately; recently
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
imagination; supposition; guess
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully