unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to some extent; to a certain extent
relatively; comparatively
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
calm; composed; cool; quiet
something like ...; something called ...
standard equipment; standard feature
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
long ago; already; a long time ago
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
of no interest; not interested
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise