designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
looks; personal appearance; features
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
contract; compact; agreement
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
separate case; another matter
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
shady; underhanded; questionable
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference