but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to be surprised; to be astonished
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
100,000; hundred thousand
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
for example; for instance; e.g.
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
in that way; thus; so; so?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
it is not (like that) either
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to attack; to assault; to assail
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
conversely; on the contrary
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
don't you think?; indicates question
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...