expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
100,000,000; one hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
and yet; though; when; in spite of
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
tension; mental strain; nervousness
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)