bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
not necessarily so; is not always true
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
use; utilization; utilisation; application
good feeling; feeling good
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to attempt; to test; to try out
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
students attending lectures
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
way of talking; speaking style
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
intelligence gathering; information gathering
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious