simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
guard; sentinel; garrison
long ago; a long time ago; already
that is to say; so that means
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(not) a single person; (no) one
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
discovery; detection; finding
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to be caught (of a wild animal, fish, baseball, etc.); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
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
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
just past noon; afternoon
period of time; time slot; time zone
comparatively; relatively
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to come and go; to go back and forth
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right