considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
how long; how much; to what extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
covered with; stained; smeared
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to go out and away; to leave
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
large amount of money; great cost
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely