to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
how; in what way; how about
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
serious; severe; grave; acute
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted