bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
the opposite sex; isomerism
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
senior high school student
society; public; community; social studies
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
communication skills; communication ability
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why