-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
suffix for familiar person
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
man; male; masculine gender
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to turn right; to turn to the right
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly