good policy; wise policy; best plan
to telephone; to make a phone call
hello; good day; good afternoon
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
educational institution; school; academy; campus
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to be erected; to be built
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
student accommodation; student dormitory
pupil; student; schoolchild
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
close to the wall; alongside the wall