for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
second; number two; runner-up
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
older sister and younger brother
although I say; although one might say; although called
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that is to say; so that means
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to tear off; to strip; to rob
hasty; impatient; restless; rash