mailbox; mail box; email box
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
(college) president; secretary-general
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
alien (from another planet)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
there are brief moments of leisure even when at one's busiest