ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
wasteful person; spendthrift
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
travel voucher; travel coupon
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
gold certificate; tradeable coupon redeemable for goods or services
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
complete set; all; everything
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
two-person ticket (concert, theatre, etc.); couples ticket
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
such; like that; that sort of; very
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)