street; quarter; district; area
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
secret; private; surreptitious
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
first meeting; first interview with
strength; power; proficiency; ability
only; merely; but; no more than
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
one day; (on) a certain day
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to