harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
labrador (breed of dog); labrador retriever
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
very; much; greatly; a lot of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
labrador retriever (breed of dog); labrador
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
very interesting; of great interest
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
only; merely; but; no more than
four characters; four letters
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
cultural standard (of the people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect