to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
at the last moment; this late in the game
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
pregnancy; conception; gestation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
mixed race; mixed parentage
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
near; close by; within reach; familiar
patient; having a long fuse
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
entire world; whole world; world stage
meritocracy; merit system
tide; current; tendency; trend
(a person's) family background; lineage
object of romantic interest
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)