Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
rating; classification; allocation; grading
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
that is to say; so that means
total energy; all efforts
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
particularly; only; in the case of
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
men and women of all ages
distinction; differentiation; classification
old age; old person; the old; the aged
spread; span; expanse; extent
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
pioneer; settler; colonist