telecommunications; correspondence
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
training; drill; practice; discipline
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
quickly adaptable; pro-active
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
interview (e.g. for a job)
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
rejection (of an application)
recess; break; breathing spell
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
problematic divorce; (lit.) divorce drama
sincere; earnest; serious
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest