excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
big leakage; uncontained leak
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
four (long cylindrical things)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
close; intimate; on good terms
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support