advanced level; high grade; senior
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
vitality; (one's) life force
absorption; suction; attraction
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
beyond that point; after that
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light blue; pale blue; aqua
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section