slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
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
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to gather; to collect; to assemble
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
as a child; when one was a child
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think