party; set; gang; company; person
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
remarkable; striking; obvious
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
comparatively; relatively
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
preference; priority; precedence
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
although I say; although one might say; although called
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
compelling force; legal force
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
based on; on the basis of
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning