to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
semi-pro; semi-professional
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
feeling; sense; impression
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
myself; yourself; I; me; you
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
honour; honor; glory; privilege
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings