consumption; expenditure; spending
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
residence; living (at, in); abode
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
from the viewpoint of; according to
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage