book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
all; entire; whole; altogether
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
number one; first; best; most; game; round
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
doorknob; door knob; door handle
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round