how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
company president; manager; director
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
two colours; two varieties; two types
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
tobacco shop; tobacconist
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to shake off; to throw off
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
naturalization; naturalisation
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss