pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
hostile party; enemy side
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
property; fortune; means; assets
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
intimacy; affection; familiarity