(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
leader of a delegation (body, party)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
scattered; separated; dispersed
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to be found; to be discovered
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off