to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to speak; to hear a voice
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
indicate reason; infers some protest
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
four (long cylindrical things)
counter for chairs or seats
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
entirely domestically produced; 100% domestically made