compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
wise saying; famous saying
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
the first and second; a few
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
enumeration; citation; listing
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
successive generations; successive emperors
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
extreme north; North Pole
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often