warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
base; basis; basis (linear algebra); base (topology); basis
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
control; management (e.g. of a business)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
consumption; expenditure; spending
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
foundation stone; cornerstone
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
yearned for; longed for; missed
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ultimate; final; last; eventual
evolved form; developed form
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to accept; to receive; to agree
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.