to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
creation; generation; formation; derivation
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
putting into operation; invocation
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately