rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in comparison to; rather than
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
storehouse; warehouse; godown
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
preliminary arrangements; spade work
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name