that's the way it is;  yes;  is that so?;  is it?
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 violent;  furious;  extreme;  intense;  fervent;  vehement
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 to stick;  to paste;  to stretch;  to spread;  to form (e.g. ice on a pond);  to fill;  to swell
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 everyone;  anyone;  no one;  nobody
 bill;  handbill;  flier;  flyer;  leaflet;  poster
 one thin flat object;  one sheet
 to decrease (in size or number);  to diminish;  to abate
 but then;  although;  though;  reasonable;  natural;  just
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 thoroughly;  completely;  severely;  harshly; (arch.)  scattered; (arch.)  disconnected
 mischief;  prank;  pastime;  hobby;  playing with (a lighter, etc.);  fooling around with
 returning tit for tat;  retaliating
 the other day;  a few days ago
 and yet;  despite this;  but even so;  but even then;  however;  nevertheless
 origin;  source;  base;  basis;  cause;  ingredient;  material
 signboard;  sign;  draw;  attraction;  reputation (of a shop);  name
 to take out;  to get out;  to put out;  to reveal;  to submit (e.g. thesis);  to turn in;  to publish
 to trick;  to cheat;  to deceive;  to coax;  to wheedle;  to soothe and humor (humour)
 surely;  certainly;  no doubt;  indeed
 many;  numerous;  large amount of;  large quantity of;  frequent;  common
 one person;  being alone;  being by oneself;  being single;  being unmarried;  by oneself
 to notice;  to become aware;  to be scrupulous;  to be attentive;  to recover consciousness;  to come to oneself
 again;  once more;  a second time
 to knock at the gate;  to request an apprenticeship;  to ask to be made a pupil
 doubt;  question;  suspicion;  dubiousness
 knowingly or unknowingly;  with or without someone's knowledge
 tail (animal);  tail end;  tip
 care;  looking after;  repair;  (police) raid;  crackdown
 (cutting) with a single stroke;  lopping off (branches, etc.);  (cutting hair) short;  drastically (slash a budget, etc.);  resolutely;  ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
 to cut;  to cut through;  to sever (connections, ties);  to turn off (e.g. the light);  to terminate (e.g. a conversation);  to hang up (the phone);  to punch (a ticket)
 to finish;  to stop;  to close (a business, etc.);  to close down;  to put away;  to put back
 considerably;  fairly;  quite
 to be replaced with new growth
 moulting season;  molting season
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 relief;  reassurance;  recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.)  living safely surrounded by walls
 in comparison to;  rather than
 the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life