to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
married woman; woman; lady
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
depending on; dependent on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
surely; certainly; without doubt
jumping to a wrong conclusion
final; eventual; ultimate
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rather; better; instead; if anything
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
as you see; as you can see
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects