approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
genuine article; real thing; real deal
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
in that manner; like that
to comfort; to console; to amuse
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to triumph; to be elated with success
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be silent; to say nothing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled