polite; respectful; reverent
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
long (time); protracted; prolonged
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
very much; exceedingly; extremely
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat