serious; not joking; straight
number one; first; best; most; game; round
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
memories; recollections; reminiscence
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
perfect; complete; flawless
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to increase; to add to; to augment
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed