symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
child in elementary or middle school; go-between; intermediary; (arch.) person of middling talent, strength, etc.; (arch.) middle-class person; (arch.) bourgeois person
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to refuse; to reject; to deny
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission