highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
notice; attention; observation
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
railroad; railway; rail transport
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
double track; two-track line
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
with a clink (click, clack)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to have an idea; to have a clue
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
right behind; just behind; directly behind
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
eastern part; the east (of a region)