superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
name; given name; first name
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
floor above; floor upstairs
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
stairs; stairway; staircase
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
crash; smash; crunch; bang
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous