timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
genuine article; real thing; real deal
tedious; boring; being fed up with
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to do over; to remake; to resume
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to be worried; to be troubled
how; in what way; in what manner
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to like; to love; to be fond of
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
choice; selection; option
process; course; mechanism
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off