difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
in comparison to; rather than
retiring from military service
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
military personnel; soldier
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
time; hour; season; time of the year
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
early death; premature death; dying young
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness