to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
100,000,000; one hundred million
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
prosperity; flourishing; success
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
black-market lending; illegal loan
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
license; permit; licence; certificate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
producer (film, TV, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple