hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
sales; selling; marketing
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to call again; to call someone back
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
other side; opposite side; other party
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
reaction; response; reaction
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
wicked tongue; abusive language
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
to worry about the future
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
only; merely; but; no more than
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)