large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to approach; to draw near
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be silent; to say nothing
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
genuine article; real thing; real deal
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)