as soon as possible; ASAP
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
five-day workweek system; five-day school week system; system of having two days off in at least one week each month
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
posing a question; question
thick curtain; drop curtain
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
by today; before the day is over
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
wages; pay; rental payment
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
other; another; remaining; over; more than
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently