to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
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)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to make an appearance; to show up
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fifth day of the month; five days
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
new record (in sports, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
town; city; municipal; urban
match; game; bout; contest
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)