root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
considerably; fairly; quite
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
retreating figure; appearance from behind
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
beyond that point; after that
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
discovery; detection; finding
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to gain fame; to make one's name
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)