to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to take (be in) charge of
almost; roughly; approximately
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
application; request; petition
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early