it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
invisibly; secretly; privately
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
dozens; scores of; decades
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
iron sand; magnetite sand
magnetism; magnetic force
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
this (very thing); this precisely
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
the last moment; the very end
dealing with; coping with
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead