to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
go that far; to that extent
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
near; close; beside; third person
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to accept; to receive; to agree
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
how long; how far; how much