proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
of course; certainly; naturally
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
considerably; fairly; quite
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
president (of a society); chairman
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous