standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
visual confirmation; sighting
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
health drink; pep-up drink
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
meeting hall; assembly hall
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
worthy of special mention
three persons; three parties
risky; dangerous; insecure
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence