discovery; detection; finding
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
until now; so far; up to the present
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to watch over; to watch attentively
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that; the matter in question
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink