payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
interests and preferences
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
place; room; margin; scope
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
danger; peril; hazard; risk
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
material (data) for one's research; research material
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
trial product; prototype model
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you