balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
delivery; transfer; hand-over
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
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
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
form; shape; figure; visage
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
older employee who does not have much actual work
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)