to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to want; to seek; to request
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
price; cost; value; worth; value
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
having no wife; being single; being unmarried; unmarried man
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to appear contrived; to seem unnatural; to appear forced
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
one (thing); one piece; one item
sleeping away from home; overnight stay when traveling
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
travelling alone; solitary journey
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
shadow figure; silhouette
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding