tone (of voice); manner of talking
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
speech; expression; wording; language
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
genuine article; real thing; real deal
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
on the occasion of; at the time of
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
semifinal game of a tournament
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
several years; a few years
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful