conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
millions; several million; a few million
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
disclosure; exposure; revelation
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to lay aside; to set aside
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
idealization; idealisation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
book; volume; this; present; main; head
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
many; a lot; much; multitude
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
new book; new publication
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
himself; yourself; herself
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
preparations for returning (home)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
next season (esp. in sports); next year
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
what day?; what day of the week?