often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
high; noble; refined; advanced
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
all; entire; whole; altogether
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unexpected meeting; coincidence
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
failure; mistake; blunder
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)