to rank next to; to come after
high rating; good reputation
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
competent; suitable; qualified
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
hello; good day; good afternoon
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to stare back at; to look back at
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
conquest; domination; mastery
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
visual confirmation; sighting
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)