demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
little finger; pinky; little toe
workshop; studio; atelier
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
water vapour; water vapor; steam
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
distortion; falsification; perversion
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
real thing; original; actual
useful thing; usable article
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
trial product; prototype model
to refer to; to use as reference