expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to correct oneself; to restate
time; hour; period; class
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; moor
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
telecommunications; correspondence
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare back at; to look back at
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
two classes; double; two sets
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dry riverbed; river beach
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
outside of one's area of expertise