to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
beginning; outset; first; onset
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
slapping the opponent with the open hand
third day of the month; three days
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
war; battle; match; game; competition
continuation; succession; series
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
steady advance; carrying all before one
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)