long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
although; though; despite the fact that ...
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
being good at cooking; good cook
seasoning; flavour; flavor
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to peel; to skin; to pare
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
much less; to say nothing of
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
a little; a bit; slightly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
sign; indication; omen; symptom
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
naturally; of course; understandably
monolith; large slab of rock
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
person concerned; interested party; related party
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced