hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to engage in prostitution
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)