it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
mask; disguise; guise; mask
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to feel; to sense; to experience
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve