small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
ill will; malice; evil intent
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
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
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
doing whatever one pleases
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
war; fighting; fierce competition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel