young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
brain training; brain workout
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
posing; modeling; modelling
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude