some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
literature; books (reference); document
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to thrust before; to thrust at
curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
proposal; proposition; suggestion
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to summon; to get used to call
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late