such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
distant look; faraway look
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
simple honesty; tactless frankness
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
beginning; outset; first; onset
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
fate; destiny; predestination
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy