advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
behind; in the rear; in back
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
nervousness; oversensitivity
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable