beginning; outset; first; onset
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
lost article; something forgotten
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
audience; attendance; hearers
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
scholarship; scientific attainments
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
derailment; digression; deviation
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
the same generation; coeval
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)