kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
husband and wife; married couple
while alive; during one's lifetime
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to sell off; to sell completely
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
retainer; vassal; servant
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
sunlight; rays of the Sun
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
with all one's strength; with all one's might
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach