impossible; unlikely; improbable
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
time; hour; period; class
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
way (of doing); manner; method; means
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
accurate; correct; precise; exact
go that far; to that extent
to be surprised; to be astonished
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
instability; insecurity; crankiness
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
in person; personally; directly
private affairs; personal matter
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)