unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
if it is (the case that ...)
late at night; at a late hour
rather than; more ... than ...
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less