rather; sooner; preferably
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
memories; recollections; reminiscence
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to comfort; to console; to amuse
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
assortment; product lineup
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
difficult to ...; hard to ...
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
neighbourhood; neighborhood
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
at least; at most; (even) just
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
common; ordinary; conventional; customary