first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
corridor; hallway; passageway
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to turn left; to turn to the left
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
good feeling; feeling good
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
being on duty; person on duty
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
particularly; only; in the case of
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
from the viewpoint of; according to
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
official function; state function
nothing but; none other than
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
in turns; alternately; in order
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
reading too much into things