amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
being good-for-nothing; useless person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
consideration; taking into account
ten (long cylindrical things)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
amount of material resources
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
majority group (party, faction)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to fight with swords; to cross swords
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
now that; since; so long as; because
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
single word; a few words; brief comment
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
recommendation; endorsement
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly