close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
woman; female; feminine gender
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
diplomatic; diplomatically
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
royal castle; imperial castle
to face; to go towards; to head towards
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
you (plural); all of you; you all
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation