wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
to succeed; to bear fruit
military forces; hosts; troops
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
tenth day of the month; ten days
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
while; during (the time when)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
preface; introduction; preamble
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
recommendation; referral; endorsement
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation