serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
commencing with; including
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
competent; suitable; qualified
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
design; idea; conception; plan
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to machine; to cut; to scrape
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
setting a place; setting the table
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
cloche (hat); cloche (domed cover)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato