terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
in that way; like that; that way
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
is something that; is that which
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
questionnaire; survey; poll
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
within the year; before the year is out
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
Common Test for University Admissions
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time