favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tool; implement; means; furniture
bringing; taking; carrying
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to wait for a ripe moment
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
almost; roughly; approximately
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
still; even now; to this day
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
manners; behavior; behaviour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament