common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to make merry; to be festive
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to ascend; to go up; to climb
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
more than usual (usu. time)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
done; just done; just finished
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
common people; ordinary people; masses
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
perfect; complete; flawless
occasionally; once in a while; now and then