not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
other side; opposite side; other party
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
more than usual (usu. time)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
settlement; solution; resolution
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
something; some kind of; for some reason
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
at; in; at; when; by; with
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict