finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
method of attack; place of attack
personal; individual; private
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to be led by; to be headed by
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that's the way it is; such is life