to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
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.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to push (something) against
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid