popular name; common name; given name
several weeks; a few weeks
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
materials; data; document
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
school of one's (first, second) choice
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
submersion; inundation; being flooded
stomach ache; abdominal pain
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
hospitalization; hospitalisation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
video camera; video camcorder
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
(medical) doctor; physician
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to drop; to let fall; to omit
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency