expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to fight against; to oppose; to face
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sea of fire; sea of flame
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
image; figure; figure; form; image
devil; evil spirit; genie
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)