order of chivalry; chivalric order
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
death from cold; freezing to death
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
casting; founding; minting
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
commuter pass; season ticket
direct connection; direct link
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
newcomer; initiate; rookie
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all