before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
something; some kind of; for some reason
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to complain; to make a complaint
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to put on airs; to assume importance
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
nothing but; none other than
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
can be dispensed with; be better without; useless
criticism; commentary; review
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to repeat; to do something over again
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)