to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to beat to death; to kill
honorific/polite/humble prefix
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to happen to meet; to come across
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
imagination; supposition; guess
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
God; god; ace; king; superior person
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)