effect; efficacy; validity; potency
number one; first; best; most; game; round
putting into operation; invocation
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
tone (of voice); manner of talking
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
just because; even if; even though
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
in the end; at the end of the day
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to spend time (on doing something)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
explanation; interpretation
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in the meanwhile; during the time
to thrust before; to thrust at