participation; joining; entry; adherence
current value; price; market value
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to pick up; to find; to gather
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
intelligence; intellect; brains
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
performer; entertainer; celebrity
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
around the world; throughout the world