baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
generation; lifetime; age
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be transparent; to show through
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be helpful; to be useful
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
rapid succession (e.g. questions)