to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
at once; immediately; right now
recommendation; endorsement
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
failure; mistake; blunder
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
(period of) a year; during an era
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark