centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
order; directive; instructions; command
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few