group; party; team; squad; section
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
proposal; offer; request; application
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
at a young age; while still young
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
secret; private; surreptitious
green light; (giving) permission; OK
probability; likelihood; chances
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
sour look; surly face; pout
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
single word; a few words; brief comment
proper; appropriate; due; suitable