childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
in the background; not standing out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
welcome!; nice to see you!
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
all present; all concerned; all of us
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense