otherwise; or else; if not
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
such ... as; or some such
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
Battle Royale (novel by Koushun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
notice; attention; observation
having said that; on the other hand
to differ; to vary; to disagree
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
creator; inventor; developer
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
just because; even if; even though
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)