whereabout; about where; how much
self-consciousness; self-awareness
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
attack; assault; attempt; try
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sign; indication; omen; symptom
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be found; to be discovered
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports