a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
many; much; plenty; hardly
school (of thought); sect
to be kind to; to treat kindly
little by little; bit by bit
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said