hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
departure; leaving; setting off
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to love; to be fond of
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
chilly feeling after a bath
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
at least; at most; (even) just
(electric) torch; flashlight
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
discovery; detection; finding
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse