counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
telephone number; phone number
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
nth district of a town; nth city block
children's park; children's playground
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to break the silence; to break one's silence
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
object of adoration, longing
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
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
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
origin; source; beginning; starting point
ancient times; prehistoric times
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)