(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
first time; first; initial
considerably; greatly; a lot
copier paper; photocopying paper
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
showing or announcing a program's name (e.g. television, theater)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
relation; connection; relevance
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
joints; points (of a speech)
to mix; to stir; to blend
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
I see; that's right; indeed
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unexpected meeting; coincidence
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
nothing but; except; no more than
incompetent; have no merit
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
if it is (the case that ...)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)