dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to gather; to collect; to assemble
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get between; to be caught in
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
polite; courteous; hospitable
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
memory-making; making memories
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time