accurate; correct; precise; exact
origin; beginning; source
to revere; to respect; to worship
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
acquaintance; close friend
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
how many years; how long; what year
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
very shy person; bashful person
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
level ground; plain; flatland
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism