pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to face on; to look out on to
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to redeem (from sin); to save
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to be born; to come into the world
in comparison to; rather than
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?