orchid; Netherlands; Holland
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
America and Britain; American-British
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
reaction; response; reaction
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
letter; missive; note; mail
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
still; even now; to this day
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to accept; to receive; to agree
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)