to begin; to set about; to start
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
the scruff or nape of the neck
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
preparation; provision; guarding
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
inspection; examination; checking
when it becomes; when it comes to
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
instant; moment; for an instant
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light