stature; build; height; size; physique
near oneself; close to one; familiar
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
management; administration; operation
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
all-out attack; general offensive
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
business; trade; operations; sales
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
reality; actuality; hard fact
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
natural; reasonable; understandable
very interesting; of great interest