to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
book; volume; this; present; main; head
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
besides; in addition; also; moreover
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
hello; good day; good afternoon
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
vexing; irritating; impatient
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be at a loss for words
how can (one) do something
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
charming; fascinating; attractive