firm; strong; solid; stable
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
about when; about what time; how soon
handful; small amount; small number
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
meaning; connotation; denotation
drama; play; Chinese opera
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
ability to get things done
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to telephone; to make a phone call
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
first meeting; first interview with
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
how; in what way; by what means
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to order; to command; to appoint
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case