amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
due form; official; formality
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to finger; to tamper (with)
function; facility; faculty; feature
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
region; limits; stage; level
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
Anne of Green Gables (novel by L. M. Montgomery)