thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
diesel oil; gas oil; light oil
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
flour; meal; powder; dust
to mix; to stir; to blend
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
glorious achievement; distinguished service
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space