definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(not) even once; (not) ever