recommendation; referral; endorsement
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
God; god; ace; king; superior person
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
rather; better; instead; if anything
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
meteor swarm; meteor shower
ten; 10; ten years of age
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
silent; still; quiet; hushed
spring break; spring vacation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal