standard; standard specification
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
accumulation; accumulate; store
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the first and second; a few
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
function; facility; faculty; feature
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
operation; functioning; running
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
considerably; fairly; quite
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)