system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to shout (in anger); to yell
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
decision; settlement; definition
beyond that point; after that
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
dozens; scores of; decades
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
just a minute; small quantity
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
junior high school student; middle school pupil