alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
probability; likelihood; chances
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
general idea; concept; notion
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
proper; respectable; decent; honest
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to grant someone's request
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(written) contract; agreement
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
practical question (problem); practical matter
even if not; even without
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
snake; serpent; large snake
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous