to rise; to swell; to be promoted
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
arrest; apprehension; capture
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
money-making; earning money
belief; faith; conviction
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to turn completely into; to become completely
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
faking crying; crocodile tears
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that's true; of course; obviously
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading