above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
main question; real issue at hand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(period of) a year; during an era
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
society; public; community; social studies
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
(someone else's) daughter
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation