quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
without cause; without reason
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to look around; to take a view of
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
instant; moment; for an instant
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
historic; historical; traditional
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
curiosity; inquisitiveness
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game