in person; personally; directly
worry; mental agony; heartache
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
effect; result; worth; use; avail
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
(how) many times; (how) often
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to have a reason; to have an excuse
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
(arch.) to wear on the head; to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder; to be injured
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
beautiful legs; great legs
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
day of month; counter for days
second day of the month; two days
tenth day of the month; ten days
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
every place; various places
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
lately; recently; nowadays
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
breaking off; snapping off
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said