how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
genuine; authentic; true; real
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to have an idea; to have a clue
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
general idea; concept; notion
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
same; similar; (just) like; equal
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
chief; main; principal; important
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
(religious) faith; belief; creed