observation; survey; watching
front; frontage; facade; main
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
application; request; petition
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
serious; not joking; straight
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
job; work; duties; trade; skill
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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