beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
due form; official; formality
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
way; method; means; resource; course
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
eastern part; the east (of a region)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
about; concerning; related to; -ish
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet
to prowl after; to keep watch on
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
absolutely; positively; decidedly
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness