murder; homicide; manslaughter
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
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cooperation; collaboration
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
and yet; though; when; in spite of
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated