vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
worthy of special mention
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
derivation; development; offshoot
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case