pride; dignity; self-respect
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
operation; functioning; running
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
independent action; acting alone
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary
destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
finish; finishing; finishing touches
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
together with; same; both; all; including ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get late; to advance; to wear on
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket