previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
members; member; constituent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
radiant smile; contented smile
children's story; fairy tale
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
Jonah (book of the Bible)
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
conference room; council room
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
modesty; humility; being humble
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(national) capital (city); metropolis
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to repent; to be penitent
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to throw into; to dump in together
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
three days and three nights
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
3rd day of the month; three days
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to have a talk; to tell a story