bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
scene; spectacle; sight; view
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
simply; merely; only; solely
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
armament; soldier's equipment
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to need; to call for; to require
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to become settled; to be fixed
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")