still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
the same generation; coeval
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
please (give me); please (do for me)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and so; therefore; for that reason
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
chance (of success); odds
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity