to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
rival; competitor; competition
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
right side; right-hand side
proctoring of an exam; invigilation; proctor; invigilator
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left side; left-hand side
(social) class; rank; grade
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
don't worry about it; forget about it
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)