furnishings; implements; equipment
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to find out; to discover; to locate
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
implication; connotation; (logical) implication; material conditional; material consequence
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
talk; dialogue; conversation
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
during; for the duration of
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
relation; connection; relevance
unmarried; not yet married
to pierce through; to break through
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to lead; to direct; to take command
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
it's probably so; it stands to reason
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
number of times; frequency; count
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
good family; respectable family; decent family