period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
near; nearby; not far off
place; position; location; position; standing; status
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
rifling a gun barrel; making lines
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
both hands; both arms; ten
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
commissioned officer; military officer
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
just one person; only one
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
calm; composed; cool; quiet
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
commandant; commanding officer; general
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)