betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
attendance (at school); going to school
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
return of something; repayment
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
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
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
these days; nowadays; recently
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
Othello (play by Shakespeare)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)