serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
easy to read; legible; clear
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
what kind of; what sort of; what
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
striking; remarkable; considerable
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from