clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
something like ...; something called ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
technical term; terminology; nomenclature
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
since then; from that time; ever since
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
another thing; exception; special case
to write incorrectly (e.g. character); to make a mistake in writing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
both Houses of Parliament