behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
plural; multiple; several
group; party; team; squad; section
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
that is to say; so that means
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
being all smiles with joy
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour