resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
nutritional value; food value
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
failure; mistake; blunder
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
moneylending; moneylender
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride