to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
so; like this; in this way
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
beginning; outset; first; onset
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to look around; to survey
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
knowing; (an) acquaintance