unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
final game; final games; the finals
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
mask; disguise; guise; mask
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
function; facility; faculty; feature
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
look!; there!; here!; that is
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
(in) the air; midair; sky
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
chink in the armor (armour)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you