to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
serious; not joking; straight
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to be impressed; to greatly admire
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
while; during (the time when)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
close; intimate; on good terms
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to step over or across; to overcome
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
one more time; once more; once again
single word; a few words; brief comment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
license; permit; licence; certificate