hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
origin; source; beginning; starting point
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
intelligence gathering; information gathering
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
great war; great battle; world war
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
minority group (party); minority
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to head home; to leave for home
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
same family (race, tribe)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance