safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
not worth considering; out of the question
had better ...; had better not ...
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
scale; scope; plan; structure
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
just a minute; small quantity
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
family; relatives; dependents; household
eccentric; crank; oddball
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to make one's own; to take possession of
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
ancestor; forefather; foremother
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
descendant; posterity; offspring
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
proper; respectable; decent; honest
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot