characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
serious; severe; grave; acute
calamity; disaster; accident
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
covering used to wrap a baby
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
semi-transparent; translucent
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
wedded life; married life
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
the reverse; other side; lining
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
recovery; undoing; recall
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
rebel; traitor; insurgent
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)