surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to prostrate oneself before
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
genius; prodigy; natural gift
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
like he said; same for me; ditto
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
special training; intensive training; crash course
middle of the night; dead of night
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
contract; compact; agreement
submission date; filing date; due date (e.g. for homework)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for