to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(bank) balance; remainder
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
university student; college student
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hostess (in a hostess bar)
if it is the case that ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
considerably; fairly; quite
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
without permission; without notice