very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
at first; in the beginning; originally
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
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
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
feeling; sense; impression
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and yet; though; when; in spite of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point