mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
heaven and earth; top and bottom
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to forget to say; to forget to mention
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
trivial; not amounting to much
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
creation; Creation (by God)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
body; physique; build; stature
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout