preference; priority; precedence
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
thought; consideration; thinking
contract; compact; agreement
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
close; intimate; on good terms
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to well up; to burst; to arise
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
some other time; another time
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple