optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
author; writer; novelist; artist
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to anticipate; to foresee
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
1,000,000; one million; million; many
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in