measuring instrument; instrumentation
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to get someone to say; to make someone say
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
firmly; solidly; heartily
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
sale; sales; selling; marketing
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
coherence; order; focus; point
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry