it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
as you see; as you can see
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
incineration; destroy by fire
fusion; melting; liquefaction
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
spare time; free time; leisure time
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
continuation; succession; series
to unfold; to unroll; to open
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
influenced (by); under an influence
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
now that you say that; now that you mention it
(passenger) car; automobile