loud laughter; roaring with laughter
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to devise; to plot; to plan
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
princess; Her Royal Highness
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to live; to make a living; to get on with
don't you think?; indicates question
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
invitation; introduction; temptation
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
unique; peculiar; special
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning