to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
name; given name; first name
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
several weeks; a few weeks
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
not caring; not giving a damn
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
close; intimate; on good terms
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
distant look; faraway look
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
if it is the case that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
ago; since; before; previous
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
such; like that; that sort of; very
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly