high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
in session; in progress; under way; open
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
honour; honor; glory; privilege
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
battlefield; battleground
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to claim victims; to cause casualties
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to be helpful; to be useful
bullying (the weak); bully
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
protector (e.g. chest); guard