near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to come to one's senses; to calm down
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to cause someone to worry
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
good family; respectable family; decent family
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
interior; inside; internal
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful