not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
particularly; only; in the case of
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
kindergartener; preschooler
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to call again; to call someone back
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to support each other; to support one another
sincerity; true heart; devotion
food and drink; eating and drinking
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
covered in mud; mud-caked
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix