to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
1,000,000; one million; million; many
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
back off!; leave me alone!
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
now that you say that; now that you mention it
that's the way it is; such is life
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
journal; magazine; periodical
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
just because; even if; even though
desperately; for one's dear life
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh