stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
reality; actuality; hard fact
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be prolonged; to drag on
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
how long; how far; how much
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(another's) daughter; young lady
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
it is I who should say so
cooperation; collaboration
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed