is it?; isn't it?; be; is
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to laugh away; to laugh off
otherwise; if not; or else
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
royal capital; imperial capital
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
show; exhibition; spectacle
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
besides; in addition; also; moreover
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol