question; inquiry; enquiry
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
while; during; while; although; all; both
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
body; group; party; company; troupe
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
a little bit; a little while
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating