light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
of no interest; not interested
to look away; to avert one's eyes
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
interruption; suspension; break
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
(committee) chairman; president
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
regular (periodic) examination
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
and yet; though; when; in spite of