personal; individual; private
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
minimum; at the very least
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to have an eye on; to zero in on
transactions; dealings; business
tool; implement; means; furniture
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
existence; being; presence
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
bank; banking institution
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to spread; to be propagated
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki