year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
within; inside of; less than
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
good prospects; full of hope; promising
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
second day of the month; two days
ninth day of the month; nine days
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)