leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
street; quarter; district; area
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to live; to reside; to inhabit
wherein; therein; thereinto
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
this occasion; at this time; now
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
transactions; dealings; business
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
item; commodity; list of articles
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to call out; to ask someone to come
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
letter; missive; note; mail
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune