cross; crossed; cruciform
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
hedge; fence; border; limit
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
servant; manservant; menial
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
and then; and so; and; so then
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
every person; each one; everybody
though; notwithstanding; although