to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
etc.; et cetera; and so on
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to lean against; to set against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
tool; implement; means; furniture
day (as in holiday); daytime
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
(not) even once; (not) ever
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)