free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
capacity; volume; capacitance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
very interesting; of great interest
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
in the morning; during the morning
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
considerably; greatly; a lot
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
performing without rehearsal
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently