miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
no!; no no!; no, not at all
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
suggestion; hint; implication
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
wicked tongue; abusive language
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
tendency; trend; inclination
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
secret admirer; closet fan
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to smirk; to grin broadly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)