position; location; base; point; site
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
intelligence gathering; information gathering
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
sympathy; compassion; pity
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
something like ...; something called ...
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
and yet; though; when; in spite of
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
guard; sentinel; garrison
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
arrogant; haughty; insolent
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to say; to be called; to do
to do for (the sake of someone else)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from