precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
study; research; investigation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be helpful; to be useful
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
interference; intervention; meddling
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't worry; no worries; never mind
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
three; three years of age