back; rear; background; behind the scenes
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to gather; to collect; to assemble
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
true character; real nature
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
watermelon splitting (game)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead