princess; daughter of a nobleman
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
offender; criminal; culprit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
lost; loss; to lose (something)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed