retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
physical condition; state of health; shape
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
study; library; den; home office; reading room
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
report; notification; registration
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
writing paper; stationery; notepaper