to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
originally; by nature; from the start
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to have a smattering knowledge of
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
show; exhibition; spectacle
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
take the opportunity to (do something else)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to have one's horizons broadened