head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
sudden price jump; steep price rise
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
state police; provincial police
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
popular; common; commonplace
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
ordination; laying on of hands
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
short distance; short range; short-haul
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
you (plural); all of you; you all
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
grasp; catch; understanding
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to roll up; to be rolled up
eye measurement; measure with eye
superiority complex; sense of superiority
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen