results; record; grades; marks
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
mask; disguise; guise; mask
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
order; command; directions; instructions
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to become animated; to liven up; to become active