first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
practice; practising; training; study
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
destruction; collapse; crumbling
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to manage (money, family finances, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)