with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to intend; to be sure that
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
letter (of alphabet); character
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
belief; faith; conviction
personal; individual; private
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
counter for books; volume
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to overflow from something full
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable