look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
departure; leaving; setting off
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
greeting; a fine thing to say
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
final game; final games; the finals
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
firm; strong; solid; stable
defense; defence; protection
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
... all over again (repeating the same failure)