to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
narrative part (of a text); descriptive writing (excluding direct speech and quotations)
in the end; at the end of the day
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
being startled; getting a shock
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out