character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
portrait; likeness; picture
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
very young; little; childish; immature
powerless; helpless; incompetent
such ... as; or some such
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
finishing blow; coup de grâce
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
seventh day of the month; seven days
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
neighbourhood; neighborhood