dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
just a minute; small quantity
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
marital relationship; marital relations
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
time; season; period; phase; stage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
abuse; misuse; perversion
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)