to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
tradition; legend; folklore
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
curse; spell; malediction
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
intelligence; intellect; brains
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
striking; remarkable; considerable
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
impossible; unlikely; improbable
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest