bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
pleasant feeling; good vibes
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
tedious complaints; continual moaning
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
person who is always late
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
impossible; unlikely; improbable
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
job hunting; job searching
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
bill (at a restaurant); check
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
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)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use