small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
forevermore; for eternity
suspicion (of others); jealousy
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
of great promise; with a promising future
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong