imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
field; plain; prairie; moor
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the same rank; equality; apposition
ardent; passionate; vehement
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; thoughtfulness; prudence
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
engraver; carver; sculptor
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
brunt of attack or argument