husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
gentle; mild; meek; tender
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
then; well; so; well then
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
on the way home from school
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour