be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
nesting hole; burrow; den
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
time; season; period; phase; stage
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
of great promise; with a promising future
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
adds force or indicates command
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
such; this sort of; like this
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
convenient; handy; useful
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
training range; training grounds; training area
hey there; I say; see here
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)