to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
reading aloud; recitation
extract; excerpt; selection
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
coinage; invention of a new word; coined word
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
video recording; video media
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
imagination; supposition; guess
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...