lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
how; in what way; by what means
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to have meaning; to be meaningful
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
blighted love; disappointed love
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to pass (of time); to elapse