substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
(not so) much; (not) very
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to collapse into; to flop onto
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
the other day; lately; recently
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)