satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
reputation; respectability
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
unprecedented; never seen before
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
airfoil profile; aerofoil profile; wing section
condition; figure; appearance; voice
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to shed light; to cast light
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
guardian; mentor; protector
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
to be away from home; to be out of the house
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to collect information; to gather knowledge
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in proportion to; just as much as
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
for use by adults; for adults
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)