highest grade; superlative degree
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
retention; maintenance; preservation
how many people; a number of people
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
genius; prodigy; natural gift
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
establishment; settlement
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
small fraction; small proportion
go that far; to that extent
to hand over; to surrender
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
that's the way it is; such is life
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated