character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
outsider; layman; amateur
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sample; specimen; test piece
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
infancy; childhood; tender age
to be pleased with; to suit
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
success; achievement; fruition
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
day of month; counter for days
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
play equipment; playground equipment
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
sharing; division; draw; tie
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
genuine product; officially licensed product; non-counterfeit article
shipping; shipment; forwarding
to cut off; to lop off; to prune