a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
nothing but; except; no more than
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place