check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
materials; data; document
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
modesty; humility; being humble
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
serious; not joking; straight
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
unspecified large number (of people)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
personal; individual; private