aim; goal; prospect; outlook
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
every year; yearly; annually
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
recommendation; referral; endorsement
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings