oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
inferior goods; faulty item
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
at first; in the beginning; originally
to wipe thoroughly; to polish
burnishing; glazing; polishing
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
salty sea breeze; salt wind
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
supreme; greatest; highest; best
have to do; must; should; ought to
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly