to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
since one was born; (in) all one's life
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
and so; therefore; for that reason
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
and yet; though; when; in spite of
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
these guys; these fellows
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ordinary citizen; the general public
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
urban area; urban district
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")