to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
rather; better; instead; if anything
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
beginning; outset; first; onset
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
alone; by oneself; on one's own
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy