veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to recall; to remember; to recollect
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
place; position; location; position; standing; status
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to mistake (A for B); to misread
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
man; male; masculine gender
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to talk; to chat; to chatter
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(some) more; even more; longer; further
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy