senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
drinking bout; merrymaking
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to reflect; to throw back light
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sphere; counter for balls
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation