malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
tide; current; tendency; trend
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
(appropriate for) one's age
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
hard (life); tough (world)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
failure; mistake; blunder
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
environment; circumstance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand