valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
marathon; long-distance race
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
I see; that's right; indeed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
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)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
that's the way it is; such is life
all you have to do is; just; that's all
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
go that far; to that extent