parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to summon courage; to be brave
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
crown; diadem; bottle cap
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe