progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
no!; no no!; no, not at all
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
single word; a few words; brief comment
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to watch over; to watch attentively
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
breathing of a sleeping person
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle