stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be surprised; to be astonished
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
tenth day of the month; ten days
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
battlefield; battleground
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sorry; excuse me; thank you
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why