fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
author; writer; novelist; artist
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
good (place to leave off); convenient
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
every year; yearly; annually
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
first class plus; extra special
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
single word; a few words; brief comment
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to talk; to chat; to chatter
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
limited time; limited-time offer
one's house; one's home; one's family
name; given name; first name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in comparison to; rather than
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)