a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
as (for); for; in the capacity of
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)