proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
(made of) stone; stone-built
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
called; known as; that; to say
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort