defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
acceleration; speeding up
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
time; hour; period; class
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
form; shape; figure; visage
work; business; company; study
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring