or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
but; however; provided that
light blue; pale blue; aqua
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
cancellation of a contract
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
group; bunch; crowd; group
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
senior high school student
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
such ... as; or some such
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to speak; to hear a voice
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot