to rank next to; to come after
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
imagination; supposition; guess
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
any more; any further; any better; any longer
choices; alternatives; options
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to care for someone; to look after someone
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
property; fortune; means; assets
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
family; relatives; dependents; household
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
by myself; in person; by oneself
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch