to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
office hours; business hours; working hours
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
safety zone; traffic island
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to brave a danger; to take a risk
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about