publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
teacher; instructor; professor
article; news story; report; account
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
testimony; (verbal) evidence
social networking service; SNS
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
already; now; no longer; not any more
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
madness; craziness; insanity
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
weight training; muscle training
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment