extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
danger; peril; hazard; risk
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
ultimate; final; last; eventual
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up