happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
some people; a few people; several people
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
unsigned; without a signature
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.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
literature; books (reference); document
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to collect; to assemble; to gather
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)