all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
as was expected; sure enough
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to order; to command; to appoint
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
in all ages; since antiquity
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be helpful; to be useful
in the end; after all is said and done
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
material; substance; matter
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm