start; commencement; beginning; initiation
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
speaking voice; talking voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
while; during (the time when)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(how) many times; (how) often
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
light blue; pale blue; aqua
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds