shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
on the occasion of; at the time of
large amount of money; great cost
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
practicality; utility; usefulness
does not seem; unlikely; improbable