to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
speaking voice; talking voice
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to have an idea; to have a clue
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
even though; despite; when
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on