results; record; grades; marks
true to one's name; living up to one's name
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
invitation; introduction; temptation
longing for; burning desire
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
after that; afterwards; thereafter
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
frequency (of occurrence)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
connection; link; relationship
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession