to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
extensive knowledge; erudition
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
daily lunch special; today's set lunch
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
minority group (party); minority
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
favourite motto; pet saying
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
steady; steady relationship; going steady
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
how many? (large animals)