pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
chief; main; principal; major
position; location; base; point; site
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
and; thereupon; because of that
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be needed; to be wanted
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
door; gate; opening; title page
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration