dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to turn towards; to point
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
young person; inexperienced person; novice
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(social) position; status
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
justice; fairness; impartiality
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
exactly as stated; verbatim
meaning; significance; sense
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry