place; situation; position; location
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
at work; in the midst of work; working
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
assertion; declaration; affirmation
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
news; word; tidings; omen
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)