love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
newly appointed; inaugural
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
primary school; elementary school; grade school
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to pick up; to find; to gather
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
index finger; forefinger; second toe
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicate reason; infers some protest
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
job-related; in the course of one's work
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cooperation; collaboration
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot; always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD displays); stuck pixel
normalcy; normality; normal
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to go through formalities
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)