single word; a few words; brief comment
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
serious look (on one's face); straight face
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
intelligence operative; spy
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk