kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
original intention; initial resolution
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
amount of sugar; sugar content
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
several sheets (flat objects)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
letter; missive; note; mail
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse