effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
something like ...; something called ...
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
document; official papers
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
letter; missive; note; mail
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
box cutter; utility knife
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to fold up; to fold into layers
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)