not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
speech and conduct; words and deeds
difficult to ...; hard to ...
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
hard worker; hardworking person
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
future (usually near); prospects
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
outsider; someone outside of a group
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
study; diligence; discount; reduction
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
society; public; community; social studies
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such