to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
with a friendly grin; smilingly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
merman; half man-half fish
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
honorific affix; honorific prefix
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
precarious situation; precarious state
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical