to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
had better ...; had better not ...
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
special; particular; peculiar; unique
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
imagination; supposition; guess
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
influence; effect; impact
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to blow out; to spout out
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence