the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
for example; for instance; e.g.
knowledge; information; opinion; view
use; utilization; utilisation; application
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
proposal; proposition; suggestion
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
don't you think?; indicates question
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
modesty; humility; being humble
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
duty; obligation; responsibility
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
first meeting; first interview with
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap