to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
arrest; apprehension; capture
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
feelings; thoughts; meaning
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
foreign; abroad; overseas
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
inheritance tax; death duty
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study