terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
defense; defence; protection
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
then; well; so; well then
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
does not; can not; will not
all; entire; whole; altogether
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
national defence; national defense
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
you could say that; that might be so
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
country; territory; domain; realm
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
little by little; bit by bit