assertion; declaration; affirmation
considerably; greatly; a lot
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
everybody; every last one of them; all
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
equality; impartiality; evenness
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
roar; sound made by monsters
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
originally; by nature; from the start
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
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
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)