outline; summary; argument
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
absolute obedience; complete submission
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
author; writer; novelist; artist
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
doing something frantically; frantic state
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
tedious; boring; being fed up with