usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
election; selection; choice
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to call out; to ask someone to come
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
two classes; double; two sets
to fold up; to fold into layers
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
resignation; acceptance; consolation
process document; procedure manual
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
library (usu. single-room); small library
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
different opinion; objection
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to be absorbed in reading
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
technical skill; ability; capacity
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve