obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
indicate reason; infers some protest
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
surroundings; environs; circumference
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
meaning; significance; sense
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk