considerably; greatly; a lot
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
question; inquiry; enquiry
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
distrust; unjust suspicion
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
considerably; fairly; quite
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
for today; for the time being
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese