start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
middle of the night; dead of night
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
method of bringing up; method of raising
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to suppress one's emotions
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
reset; fresh start; new beginning
there is nothing; having nothing