lifesaver; person who saved one's life
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
needless to say; obviously; of course
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
armed forces; military; troops
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
unexpectedly; surprisingly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
great laughter; burst of laughter
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
long ago; once upon a time
increase in interest rates
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation