reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
... years old; age (of) ...
successive generations; successive emperors
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now; the present time; just now; another; more
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last