wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
promotion; raising of status
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
likability; favorability; popularity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to name; to call; to christen; to term
good impression; favorable impression
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to flare up; to burst into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
instant; moment; for an instant
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
everything; anything; nothing
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to be discouraged; to shrink from
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point