period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
now that; since; so long as; because
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
course; route; path; process; stages
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to burn with combativeness
very likely; very probable