extermination; expulsion; destruction
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to repaint; to paint again
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
reaction; response; reaction
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
chair; stool; post; office; position
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
hastily made; improvised preparation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
sound of a button or switch being pressed
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to go out and away; to leave
solitude; loneliness; isolation
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy