fraction (part of); decimal fraction
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
memory; ability to remember
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
main question; real issue at hand
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
from the viewpoint of; according to
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services