incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
prize money; monetary award; reward
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unspecified large number (of people)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to gather; to collect; to assemble
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
of course; certainly; naturally
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
serious; not joking; straight
clear writing; specification
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to entrust; to leave to a person