recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
awareness; realization; noticing
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
personal (employee); employed; retained
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
green light; (giving) permission; OK
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
line of spears held at the ready
to look around; to look towards (us)
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable