to ask a question; to ask questions
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
connection; link; relationship
level; standard; water level
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
government-approved curriculums; (educational) guidelines
please; somehow or other; one way or another
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
in one go; all at once; altogether; all in one piece
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to be to the point; to be pertinent
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
by all means; by all costs
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut