consumption; expenditure; spending
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
curse; spell; malediction
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
wearing one's hair in braids
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
support; backing; aid; assistance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
choice; selection; option
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
aptitude; aptness; suitability
elementary level; beginner level
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
successive generations; successive emperors
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
danger; peril; hazard; risk