kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be hesitant; to feel timid
adverse circumstances; adversity
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
around the world; throughout the world
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
how; in what way; by what means
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)