to telephone; to make a phone call
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
celebrating recovery from illness
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
selection; choice; option
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on