straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to redeem (from sin); to save
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
memory; sense; experience
pointing out; identification
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
class; heading; group; category
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
one day; (on) a certain day
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
heir; inheritor; successor
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
way of the sword; swordsmanship