as a child; when one was a child
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
honor; honour; credit; prestige
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
lust killer; lust murderer
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(period of) a year; during an era
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to grimace; to make a wry face
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion