first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
aquatic products; fisheries
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
single-storied house; single-storied building
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
triangle; triangular shape
tow rope; bell rope; dog lead; lanyard; sash cord
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
bank; banking institution
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
finding employment; getting a job
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface