topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
prohibition; inhibition; ban
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
until now; so far; up to the present
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
provincial; rural; parochial; small-town; unsophisticated
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
convenient; handy; useful
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to be silent; to say nothing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
should; must; -able; probably; likely
failure; mistake; blunder
the other day; lately; recently