head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
jewel; precious stone; gem
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to peel; to skin; to pare
very loose; slowly; leisurely
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
chief; main; principal; major
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
concentration; density; cardinality
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart