promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
leadership skill; leadership ability
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to be at a loss for words
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
impression given by a painting or image
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
reaction; response; reaction
to be plump; to be chubby
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
young person; youth; young
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes