foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
bribe; sweetener; douceur
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
action; operation; effect; function
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to shake; to sway; to waver
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
student (esp. a university student)
another school; other schools
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to perceive; to understand
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
at that time; in those days
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to go past; to pass; to pass by
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?