transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
technique; art; skill; move
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to come to one's senses; to calm down
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
pessimism; disappointment
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
private tutor; coach; governess