event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
something; something or other; something something
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
state of mind; mentality; psychology
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
way (of doing); manner; method; means
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
ago; since; before; previous
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
scoundrel; rascal; villain