plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
reward; honorarium; remuneration
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
tool; implement; means; furniture
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
woodblock (musical instrument)
each house; every house; many houses
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)