period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
deadly serious; deadly earnest
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
initiation into an art or discipline
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
consequence; outcome; result; blame
duty; function; office; mission; task
failure; mistake; blunder
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
there is no way that ...; easy; simple