main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
double-edged; double-edged blade
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to need; to call for; to require
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
small number; few; minority
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to