candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
home; household; family; hearth
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
small hill; low hill; hillock
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
good family; respectable family; decent family
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
although I say; although one might say; although called
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
screening (a movie); showing
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
chemical experiment; chemistry experiment
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits