to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to talk; to chat; to chatter
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
emotional strength; force of will
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
street; quarter; district; area
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
antique store; curio store
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
shoulder (of a road); berm
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to care for someone; to look after someone