favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to bring; to take; to bring about
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
trauma (usu. psychological)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
considerably; fairly; quite
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to try all possible means
object of adoration, longing
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
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)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking