generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to paint (draw) a picture
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
exactly as stated; verbatim
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to put up (a notice); to post
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
writing; composition; essay; sentence
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
fixed date; appointed day
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to