intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
disaster imagination game; disaster simulation exercise; DIG
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
business; trade; operations; sales
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
go that far; to that extent
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
single word; a few words; brief comment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
survival; survivor; relic