Europeans and Americans; Westerners
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
certified public accountant
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
perfect; complete; flawless
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
outward appearance; looks
final income tax return; final declaration; final report
roadway; road; carriageway
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
sharply; harshly; stingingly
hair (on the head); pubic hair
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!