I see; that's right; indeed
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
only; merely; but; no more than
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; like that; that sort of
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
genius; prodigy; natural gift
soldier; combatant; warrior
unprecedented; never seen before
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner