common name; popular name
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
senses of seeing and hearing; audiovisual
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
special; particular; peculiar; unique
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
tool; implement; means; furniture
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
spring water; clear (pure) water
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
installation (esp. software)