to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to hang (something) on the wall
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
central government office; head office; this office
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
number of days (times) one has attended
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy