to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
temporary; provisional; interim
record of proceedings; minutes
clear; precise; definite; distinct
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
tail (animal); tail end; tip
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
oracle; revelation; divine message
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
clothing and accessories; attire
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to attempt; to test; to try out
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say