to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
lacking a plan; haphazard
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
legend; folklore; tradition
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
being filled with; being full of; permeation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to fly around; to scatter
to make an appearance; to show up
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding