in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
how long; how far; how much
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to repeat; to do something over again
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
chair; stool; post; office; position
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
will not do; do not; does not
rather; sooner; preferably
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
dated; date; fixed; external
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)