wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adds force or indicates command
really; truly; indeed; good grief
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
reality; actuality; hard fact
should; must; -able; probably; likely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it is not (like that) either
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; the matter in question
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to subsist; to keep on living
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
now; the present time; just now; another; more
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
ongoing; in progress; afoot
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
witnessing; observing; sighting
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
soldier; combatant; warrior
birth; creation; formation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
January; first month of the lunar calendar