dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
but; however; provided that
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
horizon (related to land)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be conspicuous; to stand out
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
not yet known; unknown; strange
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
while; even though; despite
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
intelligence; intellect; brains
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story