day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
there is nothing; having nothing
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to push back; to press back; to force back
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
enumeration; citation; listing
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
high and low; rise and fall
stairs; stairway; staircase
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
counter for birds or rabbits
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
urban areas; the streets; town; city
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
field office (of a construction company)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
pit (hole or sunken area); pit; pits; pit (of a bowling alley)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout