steady; honest; sober; straightforward
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
earnestly; immediately; exactly
support; backing; aid; assistance
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(period of) a year; during an era
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
future (usually near); prospects
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
stairs; stairway; staircase
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry