origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
number; number plate; license plate
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
it is not (like that) either
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
ankle-length (clothes); maxi (skirt, dress, etc.); floor-length (clothes); maxim
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint