easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
armor and helmet (armour)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to crack; to develop a crack