serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
homecoming; returning home
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
study group; study meeting
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
if you do this; if this is the case
to give; to do (something) for
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
writing; composition; essay; sentence
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned