truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
originally; by nature; from the start
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
that is to say; so that means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
time; hour; season; time of the year
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness