sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
board of directors; board of trustees
in the following manner; as follows
record of proceedings; minutes
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
call; summons; convening; convocation
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
process; course; mechanism
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to run down (stairs, etc.)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort