one house; the same house
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
index; indices; indicator
(the condition of) one's health
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
alone; unaided; away from home
number of characters; number of letters; word count
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
useless; vain; aimless; idle
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to breathe in and breathe out
little something; reward; tip
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement