woman; female; feminine gender
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
I see; that's right; indeed
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to find out; to discover; to locate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something