dozens; scores of; decades
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
final; eventual; ultimate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be free; to be available
treatment (of a person); dealing with
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
popular name; common name; given name
body; group; party; company; troupe
temporary; provisional; interim
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
retainer; retinue; servant
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
sound (of a sentence); euphony
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
adviser; advisor; consultant
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring