to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to gain fame; to make one's name
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
expected value; expectation; expectations; expectation value (in quantum mechanics)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
recommendation; referral; endorsement
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on