outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
image; figure; figure; form; image
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
momentum; amount of exercise
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
eating between meals; snacking
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
growth period; growing season
in proportion to; just as much as
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)