surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
confidence; trust; faith; credit
price; cost; value; worth; value
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
such ... as; or some such
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
beginning; outset; first; onset
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...