listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
interception (email); wiretap; bug
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
right in the midst of; right at the height of
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
various places; several sources
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
conventional forces; conventional military forces
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
unqualified; without qualifications
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth