pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rule; reign; government; governing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
long (time that has passed); old (story)
it's been a long time; long time no see
recuperation; medical treatment
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
old friend; familiar face
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
with a clink (click, clack)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
closed-stacks (e.g. in a library); closed shelf system
guidance; leadership; leading the way
biological older sister; real elder sister