photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
materials; data; document
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
derailment; digression; deviation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
although I say; although one might say; although called
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
beginning; outset; first; onset
ability; performance; efficiency
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
originally; by nature; from the start
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned