head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to serve; to work for; to attend
question; inquiry; enquiry
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
becoming active; increase in activity
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
literally; to the letter; literal
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to live; to reside; to inhabit