surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
of course; certainly; naturally
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
royal capital; imperial capital
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
back street; back alley; off-street
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
I see; that's right; indeed
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to brave a danger; to take a risk
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
at once; immediately; right now
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks