considerably; greatly; a lot
Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)
from here; from this place
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
(one's) daughter; stupid woman; stupid girl
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
if so; in that case; then
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
in that way; like that; that way
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
VIP; very important person