approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
supporting role (actor); minor role
to move forward; to move on
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
program (e.g. TV); programme
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
single sheet (of paper); single page
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
canned; packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.)