defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
don't you think?; indicates question
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
after the end (of something)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to try to do; to attempt to do
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace