effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
settlement; solution; resolution
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to turn completely into; to become completely
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
old couple; elderly couple
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
about when; about what time; how soon
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)