someone; a certain person
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
society; the world; the times
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at least; at most; (even) just
of course; certainly; naturally
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
don't you think?; indicates question
going around; patrol; round; tour
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
people; men and women; each person; everybody
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise