direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be worn down; to be reduced
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
point in question (at issue)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
that's the way it is; such is life
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
standard size car; ordinary carriage (train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
license; permit; licence; certificate
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically