fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(short) rest; breather; break
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
no!; no no!; no, not at all
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
society; public; community; social studies
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk