(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
dropping a bomb; bomb drop; slingstone
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to add (to); to add on; to append
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
offensive camp; team at bat
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
and; thereupon; because of that
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
arrangements; preparations
again and again; repeatedly
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
cover story (in a magazine); cover article
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth