head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
silence (not speaking); muteness
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to breathe out; to exhale
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
chief; main; principal; important
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally