to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to fall flat; to fall face down
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
group; party; team; squad; section
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to get late; to advance; to wear on
exactly as stated; verbatim
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...