book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
after a long time; for the first time in a while
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
adds force or indicates command
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
instant; moment; for an instant
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
and then; and so; and; so then
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
clergyman; churchman; clergy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up