terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
belief; faith; conviction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
no!; no no!; no, not at all
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
what do you want?; can I help you?
that's the way it is; such is life
by myself; in person; by oneself
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself