guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
fate; chance; relationship; tie
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
prevention; precaution; protection against
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
conviction; belief; confidence
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
to think of; to come up with
festival; feast; carnival
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
about when; about what time; how soon
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)