light meal; snack; refreshments
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
a glance; a look; a glimpse
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)