tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
romantic; spicy; coquettish
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
serious look (on one's face); straight face
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
rather than; more ... than ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
preparatory phase; preparatory period
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
social life; social intercourse
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
from the beginning; from scratch
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
results; record; grades; marks
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to know (someone); to think; to believe