genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
kindness; intimacy; friendship
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
working; in operation; running; active
believable; credible; trustworthy
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
(your) daughter; young woman
pending question; unresolved problem
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
just one person; only one
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
blunder; slip; error; error
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated