loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
representative; exemplary; model
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to join together; to combine; to join up
comparatively; relatively
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to complain; to make a complaint
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
every month; each month; monthly
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to drop; to let fall; to omit
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
arrangement of chapters; dividing into chapters
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
special price; bargain price
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
on the occasion of; at the time of
points to note; points of concern; matters to keep in mind; matters that require attention
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation