finding employment; getting a job
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
document; official papers
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
being too late; losing one's final chance
talk; dialogue; conversation
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
chair; stool; post; office; position
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
finger marks; dirt from the hands
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
prejudice; bias; distorted view
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
much less; to say nothing of
to some extent; to a certain extent
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to employ; to hire; to charter
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base