specialized; specialised; boutique
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be needed; to be wanted
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
choices; alternatives; options
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
registration; accession; register; entry; record
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
ago; since; before; previous
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
headset (for phones, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
slight; little; insignificant
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.