origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
automatic; intransitive verb
for example; for instance; e.g.
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
hospitalization; hospitalisation
material; materials; data; information; documents
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
difference; disparity; gap
had better ...; had better not ...
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
means; way; method; measure
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time