to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
instant; moment; for an instant
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
to search for; to seek for; to look for
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
Island; insula; island; islet
genuine article; real thing; real deal
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to take back; to recapture
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of