preference; priority; precedence
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
scene; spectacle; sight; view
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism