head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
these guys; these fellows
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
particularly; only; in the case of
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
I see; that's right; indeed
such; this sort of; like this
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being