superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
results; record; grades; marks
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
front; frontage; facade; main
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
invitation; introduction; temptation
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
cram school; private tutoring school
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
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)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to help each other; to cooperate
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be injured; to sustain a wound
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time