thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
episode; anecdote; vignette
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
next flight; next post; next mail