pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
bluff; false show of power; bold front
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
chair; stool; post; office; position
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
indicate reason; infers some protest
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
some people; a few people; several people
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
flour; meal; powder; dust
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
plump; with a thud; heavily
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
bet; wager; stake; gamble
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)