speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
the other day; a few days ago
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
informal consent; private consent
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
overhasty; rash; premature
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
position; location; base; point; site
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(wind or human-powered) warship
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole