harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
popular person; favorite; favourite
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to have a talk; to tell a story
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
together with; same; both; all; including ...
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
for one's true nature to come out
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
near; close by; within reach; familiar
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second