(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
relatively; comparatively
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
house to house; door to door
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
last night; yesterday evening
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings